Games like ASTRONEER
If ASTRONEER is your kind of game, the closest matches are Satisfactory, The Planet Crafter and No Man's Sky — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its flexible rocket building, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →ASTRONEER is a 2019 Indie/Adventure developed and published by System Era Softworks, available for $29.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. The game centers on base-building, exploration, procedural-generation, resource-management, and space-travel across procedurally generated alien worlds. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, chill, and immersive, with reviewers highlighting flexible-rocket-building and tactical-positioning-matters as key hooks. The sandbox structure allows players to shape terrain with tactile tools, automate production lines, and uncover the mysteries of the universe at their own pace. Multiplayer and co-op support enable up to four players to collaborate on expeditions. The game holds a 92% positive rating from over 53,000 Steam reviews.
About ASTRONEER: Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
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Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with ASTRONEER.
Top pick for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
The Planet Crafter
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
No Man's Sky
WHY THIS
Shares base building, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Third-strongest match for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Osiris: New Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Ranked #4 for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.
Eden Crafters
WHY THIS
Shares base building, exploration and an immersive mood with ASTRONEER.
Ranked #5 for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Raft
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Ranked #6 for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Valheim
WHY THIS
Shares base building, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Ranked #7 for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Ranked #8 for ASTRONEER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Reviewers mention these as similar to ASTRONEER
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ARK: Survival Evolved
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Space Engineers
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with ASTRONEER.
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
The Planet Crafter
WHY THIS
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with ASTRONEER.
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
No Man's Sky
WHY THIS
Shares base building, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Core Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Reviewers of ASTRONEER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ASTRONEER at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with ASTRONEER.
Priced ~67% under ASTRONEER on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under ASTRONEER on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ASTRONEER on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under ASTRONEER on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ASTRONEER on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under ASTRONEER on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with ASTRONEER.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
The Planet Crafter
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
No Man's Sky
WHY THIS
Shares base building, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Valheim
WHY THIS
Shares base building, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with ASTRONEER.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Frequently asked about ASTRONEER
- Does ASTRONEER run on Steam Deck?
- ASTRONEER is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does ASTRONEER cost?
- ASTRONEER is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does ASTRONEER have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — ASTRONEER supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to ASTRONEER?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ASTRONEER are Satisfactory, The Planet Crafter, No Man's Sky.
- Who developed ASTRONEER?
- ASTRONEER was developed by System Era Softworks.
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